TSB 14811 — Ford Service bulletin

14811 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Ford Taurus, 1991–1995 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. INFORMATION ON ADDITIONAL PARTS REQUIRED WHEN REPLACING TRANSFER CASE ON VEHICLES EQUIPPPED WITH AX4S TRANSAXLE.

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
5Model years

Vehicles and model years 14811 names

VehicleModel years
Ford Taurus 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

Every document filed under 14811

Document IDFiledType
14811 April 1, 2001 Service bulletin

What 14811 covers

Transmission & drivetrain — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB 14811?

14811 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Ford, covering the Ford Taurus across the 1991–1995 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: INFORMATION ON ADDITIONAL PARTS REQUIRED WHEN REPLACING TRANSFER CASE ON VEHICLES EQUIPPPED WITH AX4S TRANSAXLE.

Which vehicles does 14811 cover?

NHTSA's file names Ford Taurus (1991–1995). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB 14811 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. 14811 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of 14811?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under 14811, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under 14811. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.